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Getting the transition period right can help achieve better results during lactation and improve overall cow health and productivity.

Kate Forbes, runner-up in the leadership contest, has turned down the post of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Islands

An intuitive approach to sustainable energy use has seen Jonny Crickmore and his family install a unique system to harness energy for their dairy farm, raw milk, cheese and butter making diversifications. Hannah Park finds out more.

The animal rights groups call was swiftly rebuffed by the Royal Highland Show which said it displayed a ’lack of understanding’ of the sector

Captive bred wildcats are to be released in the Cairngorms National Park later this year in a move supported by NFU Scotland.

It follows news leadership contender Kate Forbes turned down the role

Arable farmers are being encouraged to make early foliar phosphate applications to give crops a much-needed development boost this spring. 

Police in Cheshire have released a video showing terrified sheep being chased into a stream by an out of control dog, in a bid to highlight the seriousness of sheep worrying.

Providing a more accurate detection of lung consolidation, lung scanning proves to be a positive tool in detecting and managing pneumonia in calves.

Opinions around their being too much of a heavy emphasis around calculating carbon in future farm support models were herd at the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland’s Farm to Fork conference, held last week in Fife.